Little Liz’s Training Blog

There are so many changes around here!
Well… it’s that time of year again. No, not the holidays. The cold… the dark… the down and out.
My husband went to the Y yesterday and re-activated my membership for… get this… FREE. Yeah, apparently Active duty soldiers and their spouses can use the YMCA for free now. I [...]

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Woohooo! I’m a married lady!
Wedding pictures HERE. (And here, too!)
Honeymoon pictures HERE.
Latest and greatest workout plan coming soon in the Training Plan area (see up above).
I start training for the VA Beach Rock & Rock 1/2 marathon tomorrow. 18 weeks to go. A lot of miles ahead of me. A lot of mental training ahead [...]

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And I’m getting married!!
And then on Monday we’re headed here for the honeymoon.
And once we’re back, we’re starting a training plan for the August 31st VA Beach Rock & Roll 1/2 marathon.
See you then!!

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I pushed myself in the water this morning. I kept losing count of the laps I was swimming. So I’d start over and then I would forget to look at the clock! I know, ridiculous. I never did get a solid time for my 300m swim, but I know I swam it strong and hard [...]

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I got my first athletic injury! I say that so positively! Even though it hurts like crap! Okay… not really crap. But, whatever. It’s my right foot/ankle and it isn’t even swollen or bruised. But I am limping. I don’t remember doing anything particularly crazy to it during the 5k on Saturday, but it hurts [...]

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I just bought a tri suit for the triathlon. I don’t even have a great pair of running shoes. Actually my plan for the day is to push hard on the swim & the bike and then if I really have to, I will allow myself to walk part of the run (ummm, I’m being [...]

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Well, I’m training. Less than seven weeks to go until TRI day.
I bought a heart rate monitor by the suggestion of my brother in law (he is a professional personal trainer). He is “coaching” me. I didn’t really mean for him to coach me. I simply asked for advice and so far, every day since [...]

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Hello Fitness Family! It’s been too long…
Well, January begins my REAL traithlon training. I wanted to be able to comfortably run a 5k before I started really training for the Sprint Tri in late March, and I completed that goal! Now begins the real training.
I didn’t go to the gym this morning as [...]

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My exercise this week makes Christmas colors! Hah, that is so fun.
Krista canceled again yesterday and Dana canceled again today. And did I work out anyway? Again, no. Krista did call and we planned to do a 3.5 mi run/walk tomorrow AM. I should have gone to the Y this morning because I [...]

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Yay for SNOW! How fun for all you Seattle folks. I’d like some snow around here… it would make up for all the boring, sad, empty trees.
Well, my swimming pal canceled twice so far this week… and my running buddy pulled a “no-show” yesterday. And did I trek on and exercise anyway? Ummm… No.
I [...]

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